Mária Lebstück was a Hussar

Hussar

Hussar refers to a number of types of light cavalry which originated in Hungary in the 14th century, tracing its roots from Serbian medieval cavalry tradition, brought to Hungary in the course of the Serb migrations, which began in the late 14th century....

 officer during the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848 and 1849

Hungarian Revolution of 1848

The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions of 1848 and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas...

 under the name Károly Lebstück. She was the first woman to have been officer of the Hussar.

She was born into a wealthy German merchant family in Zagreb

Zagreb

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, and moved to Vienna

Vienna

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 at the age of 13 to live with her maternal uncle. In November 1848, the revolution erupted

Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas

From March 1848 through July 1849, the Habsburg Austrian Empire was threatened by revolutionary movements. Much of the revolutionary activity was of a nationalist character: the empire, ruled from Vienna, included Austrian Germans, Hungarians, Slovenes, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Ruthenians,...

 in Vienna, and the seventeen year old dressed herself as a man and enlisted in the universities regiment. She served in battle during the October revolution in Vienna and in Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

. She was wounded in battle, distinguished herself and was promoted to the rank of an officer.

In July 1849, she married. She was captured while in Budapest and imprisoned. Her husband died in prison, where she gave birth to a son. She was released on the request of her family and banished from Hungary, moving to Croatia

Croatia

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 where she married one Gyula Pasche in 1851. In 1853, they returned to Hungary and lived in Győr

Gyor

-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...

 until his death in 1870. In 1880, she moved to Újpest

Újpest

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 with her son.

On 15 March 1935, a memorial plaquet was placed on the house of 4 Ujpest Csokonai. In 1942, she was dramatized in an operetta by Eugene Huszka and László Szilágyi

László Szilágyi

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